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Alyssa stood before him and waited. She could see the emotions and the questions running through his mind, but she stayed silent. He needed the chance to make his own decision. She hoped he wanted her, but if he didn’t… She didn’t know what she was going to do.
Alyssa held her breath while Jake fingered the necklace she’d brought with her. She wanted to show him what she could do. She didn’t expect him to go crazy for it, but she hoped he’d be excited. Instead, he almost looked annoyed.
Maybe she should just go.
“Let me get this straight. You came here to tell me you were sorry for pushing for information about my phone call. Then you saw Lana and decided instead of talking to me, you were going to take the advice everyone had been giving you since you arrived. Why did it take you s
